1995 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Manipur Legislative Assembly were held in February 1995, to elect members of the 60 constituencies in Manipur, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and its leader, Rishang Keishing was re-appointed as the Chief Minister of Manipur.[1]
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Al 60 seats in the Manipur Legislative Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,160,690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 91.41% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the passing of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, Manipur was converted from a Union Territory to a State and the size of its Legislative Assembly was increased from 30 to 60 members.[2] The constituencies were changed in 1976 by The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976.[3]
Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 328,362 | 28.08 | 22 | –2 | |
| Manipur Peoples Party | 271,247 | 23.20 | 18 | +9 | |
| Janata Dal | 136,594 | 11.68 | 7 | –4 | |
| Samata Party | 70,887 | 6.06 | 2 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 64,026 | 5.48 | 2 | –1 | |
| Federal Party of Manipur | 56,300 | 4.82 | 2 | New | |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) | 44,797 | 3.83 | 1 | New | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 38,405 | 3.28 | 1 | +1 | |
| National People's Party | 30,417 | 2.60 | 2 | +1 | |
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 30,417 | 2.60 | 0 | New | |
| Kuki National Assembly | 2,832 | 0.24 | 0 | –2 | |
| Manipur Hill People's Council | 2,440 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,327 | 0.20 | 0 | New | |
| Janata Party | 1,611 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 88,526 | 7.57 | 3 | +3 | |
| Total | 1,169,188 | 100.00 | 60 | +6 | |
| Valid votes | 1,169,188 | 98.83 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,868 | 1.17 | |||
| Total votes | 1,183,056 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,160,690 | 101.93 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Elected Members
References
- "Former Manipur CM Rishang Keishing dead". The Hindu. PTI. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971". www.liiofindia.org. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1995 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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